Read the excerpt from "The Lottery."
Bobby Martin had already stuffed his pockets full of ston...
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Read the excerpt from "The Lottery."
Bobby Martin had already stuffed his pockets full of stones, and the other boys soon followed his example, selecting the smoothest and roundest stones; Bobby and Harry Jones and Dickie Delacroix – the villagers pronounced this name "Dellacroy" – eventually made a great pile of stones in one corner of the square and guarded it against the raids of the other boys.
What important information does this setting in this excerpt???
A:The children choose only the best stones for what is about to take place.
B:The children are behaving just as any boys would in a similar situation.
C:The children are playing in an effort to forget the horror that is about to occur.
D:The children have been raised to view the lottery as a normal part of village life.
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